Expectations of the Conformity Assessment Community

Enda McDonnell, Chairman

Keymark - Voluntary Certification Mark

CEN and CENELEC developed a European mark of conformity to European Standards:

the Keymark

Keymark and CE marking

- CEN / CENELEC - European Commission

- Conformity with EN - Conformity with Directive

- Quality mark - Passport to European market

- Consumers and users - Market surveillance

- Voluntary - Mandatory

- Certification bodies - Notified bodies

- Third-party certificate - Manufacturer’s declaration

European Forum for Conformity Assessment

The European Forum for Conformity Assessment is a high-level forum made up of European stakeholders concerned with conformity assessment and related activities.

Secretariat provided by CENANEC, in articulating the consumer voice in the

forum, is a valued and important contributor.

This position paper is an impressive contribution to the debate at European level

•Call for an effective pan-European market surveillance system

•European Consumers and European engineering industries call on policy makers to take practical measures for re-enforcing border controls and surveillance of products placed on the Community market

Welcome for Market Surveillance Orgalime – ANEC Position Paper

Expectations of the Conformity Assessment Community (my view) – Part 1

That ANEC articulates the voice of consumers in favour of and influencing the development of:

Strong and respected standardsConformity Assessment appropriate to Risk Market Surveillance where needed

Expectations of the Conformity Assessment Community (my view) – Part 2

That ANEC carries the consumer fight for better standards, conformity assessment and market surveillance forward in

The technical arena, in partnership with the ESOs and others, but also, just as important,

In the legislative and political arena – to work with political, public service and business interests on behalf of the consumer interest